Halston Hit

Fashion critics may be divided over Marco Zanini's first collection, but some consumers have given it their vote of confidence. Twenty-four hours after a limited run of two key dresses from the runway went on sale at Net-a-porter.com on Tuesday, the designer e-commerce site reported the venture to be a hit. Some 25,000 women had logged on to see an edited version of the runway show within 60 minutes of it being posted. Net-a-porter.com's stock of Halston's wool jersey shirtdresses sold out within 45 minutes of going on sale and, by noon on Wednesday, 85 percent of the jersey drape cocktail dresses had been sold. But Net-a-porter.com did not disclose the number of units it had bought of each style.

The wrap dress